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SAN FRANCISCO — KLM Royal Dutch Airlines passengers will soon be able to check in, get flight updates, make travel changes and talk to customer service reps straight from Facebook’s Messenger chat app. KLM is the first airline and the first major European partner for Messenger, which is used by 800 million people around …

Kenya Airways, the east African country’s struggling national airline, is to cut 600 jobs as part of a bid to achieve $200 million in savings, the airline said on Thursday. The reductions at the airline, partly owned by the government as well as Air France KLM, could see around 15% …

A Japan-bound airplane returned to Hawaii because of a violent passenger who wanted to do yoga instead of sit in his seat, the FBI said. The pilot of a United Airlines flight from Honolulu to Narita in Japan turned the plane around on 26 March after hearing that Hyongtae Pae …

The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has shut down operations of Bristow Helicopters in Lagos and Rivers states. The NAAPE said that the two-day warning strike was over alleged pay disparity between expatriate and Nigerian pilots. Officials of the company were seen manning the gates of the …

A fire rages in an airplane’s overhead compartment while alarmed passengers cough from the smoke filtering through the cabin. What happens next could be a matter of life and death. Fortunately, this is just a drill. But for the hopeful flight attendants of Ethiopian Airlines it’s a vital exercise in …

  The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) said that it has finalized arrangements to shut down Caverton Helicopters after seven days if the management of the company fails to pay the salaries of its members in the company. Abel news has reported. The decision to shut the company …

According to the business insider post of Nov 2015, it listed 27 Jobs that are most damaging to health.  No 12 on the list were Airline Pilots, co Pilots and Engineers. They had a tie with Medical equipment preparers. You wonder why?  See the reasons below: Airline pilots, copilots, and flight …

Seattle: Boeing Co will eliminate about 4,000 jobs in its commercial aeroplanes division by the middle of this year and another roughly 550 jobs in a division that conducts flight and lab tests, company spokespeople told Reuters. The plane maker will reduce 1,600 positions in the commercial aeroplanes division through …

Dubai: Passengers flying out of Dubai’s airports will now pay Dh35 along with airline fare and other airport charges, the Dubai Media Office said in a statement yesterday. The service fee has been introduced to help finance the expansion of Dubai International and Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central …

Seven people have died after a small private plane crashed on an island off the east coast of Quebec. Authorities said the plane crashed as it approached Iles-de-la-Madeleine Airport amid heavy winds and snow. Jean Lapierre, a broadcaster and former Canadian transport minister, and members of his family were among …